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Section 24

Apple Wine Making Unit

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Detailed Project Report

Apple Wine Making Unit

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Prepared on: 13 November 2026 · Prepared with Building Business DPR (buildingbusiness.in)

01 Project at a glance

Total project cost
₹20.43 L
Term loan from bank
₹18.39 L
Promoter’s contribution
₹2.04 L
Sales · Year 3
₹0.00 L
Profit after tax · Year 3
₹-7.02 L
Average DSCR
-0.93
Break-even (% of capacity used)
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02 Promoter and unit

Promoter name—
Business / firm name—
Legal formProprietorship
Address of the unit—
Applicant categoryGeneral · Rural

03 The project

Crushing and pressing apples, fermenting the juice with yeast and bottling apple wine.

Main product or serviceApple Wine Making Unit
Installed capacity per year (at 100%)10,000 units

04 Market

  • Licensed wine and liquor shops
  • Hotels, bars and restaurants with a liquor licence
  • Tourists in hill states
  • State-licensed wholesalers or the state beverage corporation
  • Licensed retail outlets
  • A licensed tasting counter at the winery where the state allows it

05 Plant and machinery

ItemQty₹Total ₹
Fruit washing machine14,86,0004,86,000
Fruit mill (× 4)11,80,0001,80,000
Juice press (× 2)11,90,0001,90,000
Filtration unit11,50,0001,50,000
Fermentation tanks (× 2)17,60,0007,60,000
Filling and capping machine11,80,0001,80,000
Total19,46,000

Pre-filled from: NIFTEM-Thanjavur (IIFPT) PMFME model DPR — Apple Wine. Prices in older reports will have gone up — enter today’s quotations.

06 Raw materials

  • Apples — bought from growers in the season
  • Yeast — for fermentation
  • Bottles and packaging material — glass bottles, caps and labels

07 Cost of project

₹ in lakh
Plant and machinery19.46
Contingency0.97
Total fixed capital20.43
Working capital margin0.00
Total project cost20.43

08 Means of finance

₹ in lakh%
Promoter’s contribution2.0410.0
Term loan from bank18.3990.0
Total20.43100.0
Working capital loan (outside project cost)0.00

09 Key assumptions

Selling price₹0 per units
Raw material & packing cost₹0 per units
Capacity used each year60% · 70% · 80% · 80% · 80% · 80% · 80%
Term loan interest rate (% a year)11% · 84 months (Moratorium 6)
Working capital methodTurnover method (RBI) · Working capital interest (% a year) 11%
Income tax rate25%
Yearly price and cost rise0%

10 Production and sales

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Capacity used60%70%80%80%80%80%80%
Production (units)6,0007,0008,0008,0008,0008,0008,000
Sales0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00

11 Projected profitability

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Sales0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Raw material and packing0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Power and fuel0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Salaries and wages2.882.882.882.882.882.882.88
Rent0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Administration0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Selling and distribution0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Repairs and maintenance0.410.410.410.410.410.410.41
Insurance0.100.100.100.100.100.100.10
Total cost of operations3.393.393.393.393.393.393.39
Operating profit (EBITDA)-3.39-3.39-3.39-3.39-3.39-3.39-3.39
Depreciation3.062.612.211.881.601.361.16
Preliminary expenses written off0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Interest on term loan1.991.721.411.100.790.480.17
Interest on working capital0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit before tax-8.45-7.72-7.02-6.38-5.78-5.23-4.72
Income tax0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Profit after tax-8.45-7.72-7.02-6.38-5.78-5.23-4.72

12 Cash flow

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Profit after tax-8.45-7.72-7.02-6.38-5.78-5.23-4.72
Depreciation3.062.612.211.881.601.361.16
Cash accruals (PAT + depreciation)-5.38-5.12-4.80-4.49-4.18-3.87-3.56
Term loan repaid1.412.832.832.832.832.832.83
Owner’s drawings0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Surplus after repayment-6.80-7.94-7.63-7.32-7.01-6.70-6.39
Cash and bank-6.80-14.74-22.37-29.70-36.71-43.41-49.80

13 Projected balance sheet

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Capital (own + subsidy)2.042.042.042.042.042.042.04
Reserves and surplus-8.45-16.17-23.19-29.56-35.34-40.57-45.29
Term loan outstanding16.9814.1511.328.495.662.830.00
Working capital loan0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Total liabilities10.570.02-9.83-19.03-27.64-35.70-43.25
Net fixed assets17.3714.7612.5510.679.077.716.55
Preliminary expenses not written off0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Current assets (stock and debtors)0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Cash and bank-6.80-14.74-22.37-29.70-36.71-43.41-49.80
Total assets10.570.02-9.83-19.03-27.64-35.70-43.25

14 Ratios and break-even

Year1234567
Debt service coverage ratio (DSCR)-1.00-0.74-0.80-0.86-0.94-1.02-1.13
Break-even (% of capacity used)———————
Cash break-even———————
Average DSCR-0.93
Lowest DSCR-1.13
Payback period—

15 Depreciation

Year → (₹ in lakh)1234567
Depreciation3.062.612.211.881.601.361.16

Written-down value method at Income-tax Rules block rates (building 10%, plant & machinery 15%, furniture 10%, computers 40%). Change them if your CA uses other rates.

16 Term loan repayment

YearOpeningInterestTerm loan repaidClosing
118.391.991.4116.98
216.981.722.8314.15
314.151.412.8311.32
411.321.102.838.49
58.490.792.835.66
65.660.482.832.83
72.830.172.830.00

17 Licences and registrations

  • Udyam registration
  • GST registration
  • State excise licence to make and sell wine
  • Label approval and brand registration with the state excise department
  • FSSAI licence or registration
  • Legal Metrology registration for packaged goods
  • State Pollution Control Board consent where applicable

18 Government schemes that may apply

  • PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME)
  • Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE)

19 Sources

  1. NIFTEM-Thanjavur (IIFPT) PMFME model DPR — Apple Wine — https://niftem-t.ac.in/pmfme/dpr-awine.pdf

This report is a projection from the figures entered by the promoter. It is not a bank appraisal or a guarantee of a loan or subsidy. Check every figure with current quotations and your chartered accountant before submitting it.